Netflix features Yishun in horror show Stranger Things promo

PHOTO: Facebook screengrab

Are the events that have happened in Yishun in recent years too strange to ignore?

If you think so, you'll probably like the new promotional clip for sci-fi horror show Stranger Things posted by Netflix on its Facebook page. But don't expect everyone to appreciate the humour.

In the 11-second clip shared on Mar 22, the entrance of Yishun MRT Station is pictured as an eerie place very much like the "Upside Down" parallel universe in the Netflix series. Just when you think that nothing much is happening, an unknown shadow dashes across the screen.

The caption on the post reads: "Is #Yishun cursed, simply unlucky, or struck by something stranger? We'll leave you to decide..."

Singaporeans were quick to pick up the obvious reference to online jokes about Yishun's "bad reputation", giving the clip over 28,000 views in just 18 hours.

Cats found dead in Yishun and other parts of Singapore

Since last year, online jokes about negative news surrounding Yishun have been rife. There have even been satirical sites and articles created to poke fun at the neighbourhood for its cases of neighbourly spats, cat killings and murders.